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Polk

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james knox polknoun11th president of the united states; his expansionism led to the mexican war and the annexation of california and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
james polkJames K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States from 1845 to 1849.

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james knox polknoun11th president of the united states; his expansionism led to the mexican war and the annexation of california and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
james polkJames K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States from 1845 to 1849.
yeatmannounA surname.
mowbraynounA place name:
pollnounA survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
stocktonnounA placename:
regimentnoun(military) A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units.
companynoun(law) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
divisionnoun(uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.
corpsnounAn organized group of people united by a common purpose.
brigadenounA group of people organized for a common purpose.
battalionnoun(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
detachmentnoun(uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
unitnoun(mathematics) Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
troopnoun(chiefly in the plural) A group of soldiers; military forces.
squadnounA group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
outfitnounA set of clothing (with accessories).
commandnounAn order to do something.
columnnounA vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom.
contingentnounAn event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something in the future.

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